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comment on the draft recommendations 

for hepatitis B screening and testing. 

The comment period closed on January 

27, 2023. CDC received 22 comments 

pertaining to the draft recommendations 

document. Public comments were 

received from the general public, health 

care providers, advocacy groups, 

industry, medical professional 

associations, thinktanks and a public 

health department. 

Twelve of the comments expressed 

full support for the recommendations. 

Two comments were critical of the 

approach and recommended keeping 

the current recommendation of HCV 

antibody testing at age ≥18 months. CDC 

also received comments about: testing 

infants and children when maternal 

HCV status is unknown; follow up after 

receiving test results; testing siblings of 

perinatally infected infants; stigma and 

harms of HCV testing; suggested 

scientific content and implementation 

guidance; and editorial comments. CDC 

addressed these comments by 

correcting, clarifying, or updating 

content in the final recommendations. A 

summary of public comments and 

CDC’s response can be found in the 

Documents tab of the docket, as well as 

CDC Stacks at https://stacks.cdc.gov/ 

view/cdc/134020. 

Tiffany Brown, 

Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26422 Filed 11–30–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–24–24BG; Docket No. CDC–2023– 

0095] 

Proposed Data Collection Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice with comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 

its continuing effort to reduce public 

burden and maximize the utility of 

government information, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies the opportunity to comment on 

a proposed information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. This notice invites 

comment on a proposed information 

collection project titled National Center 

for Chronic Disease Prevention and 

Health Promotion: Work Plans, Progress 

Monitoring, and Evaluation Reporting 

(NCCDPHP WPPMER). The NCCDPHP 

WWPMER ICR is intended to be a 

Generic collection mechanism for 

cooperative agreement awardee work 

plans, evaluation plans, progress reports 

and evaluation reports, and will enable 

the accurate, reliable, uniform and 

timely submission to NCCDPHP of each 

awardee’s work plans, progress reports, 

and evaluation reports, including 

strategies and activities, evaluation 

plans, progress and performance 

measures, and outcomes and success 

stories. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before January 30, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2023– 

0095 by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information 

Collection Review Office, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 

Clifton Road NE, MS H21–8, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30329. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

Docket Number. CDC will post, without 

change, all relevant comments to 

www.regulations.gov. 

Please note: Submit all comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking portal 

(www.regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to 

the address listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the information collection plan and 

instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Information Collection Review Office, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS 

H21–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 

404–639–7118; Email: omb@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies 

must obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also 

requires Federal agencies to provide a 

60-day notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each new 

proposed collection, each proposed 

extension of existing collection of 

information, and each reinstatement of 

previously approved information 

collection before submitting the 

collection to the OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, we are 

publishing this notice of a proposed 

data collection as described below. 

The OMB is particularly interested in 

comments that will help: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses; and 

5. Assess information collection costs. 

Proposed Project 

National Center for Chronic Disease 

Prevention and Health Promotion: Work 

Plans, Progress Monitoring, and 

Evaluation Reporting (NCCDPHP 

WPPMER)—New—National Center for 

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Each year, more than 80% of the 

budget for the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) and the 

National Center for Chronic Disease 

Prevention and Health Promotion 

(NCCDPHP) is distributed to awardees 

such as state health departments, 

universities, and other organizations, 

primarily through cooperative 

agreements. The structure of cooperative 

agreements is such that awardees and 

CDC project officers, subject matter 

experts, and technical monitors work 

together on designing projects intended 

to improve public health. 

Currently there is no single 

information collection mechanism that 

encompasses all collection needs for 

cooperative agreements. NCCDPHP 

seeks OMB approval to use Generic 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

templates to collect work plan, 

monitoring, and/or evaluation 

information from cooperative agreement 

awardees. The proposed Generic ICR 

will allow the creation of individualized 

templates or forms for each phase of 

each award. 


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OMB approval is requested for three 

years. CDC requests OMB approval for 

an estimated 21,380 annualized burden 

hours. There is no cost to respondents 

other than their time to participate. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Type of form Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Award 

Recipients.

Evaluation Plan ............ 66 1 6 396 

National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Award Recipients.Work Plan ..................... 64 1 6 384 

National Program of Cancer Registries Award 

Recipients.

Evaluation Report ......... 50 1 12 600 

Other CDC/NCCDPHP Award Recipients ............ Other Reporting Forms 2,000 1 10 20,000 

Total ............................................................... ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 21,380 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Public Health Ethics and 

Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10500 and CMS– 

10340] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information (including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information) and to allow 

60 days for public comment on the 

proposed action. Interested persons are 

invited to send comments regarding our 

burden estimates or any other aspect of 

this collection of information, including 

the necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions, 

the accuracy of the estimated burden, 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected, and the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology to minimize the 

information collection burden. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

January 30, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the document identifier or 

OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be submitted in 

any one of the following ways: 

1. Electronically. You may send your 

comments electronically to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) that are accepting 

comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 

Attention: document Identifier/OMB 

Control Number:ll, Room C4–26–05, 

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, please access the CMS PRA 

website by copying and pasting the 

following web address into your web 

browser: https://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Contents 

This notice sets out a summary of the 

use and burden associated with the 

following information collections. More 

detailed information can be found in 

each collection’s supporting statement 

and associated materials (see 

ADDRESSES). 

CMS–10500 National Implementation 

of the Outpatient and Ambulatory 

Surgery Consumer Assessment of 

Healthcare Providers and Systems 

(OAS CAHPS) Survey 

CMS–10340 Collection of Encounter 

Data from MA Organizations, 

Section 1876 Cost HMOs/CMPs, 

MMPs, and PACE Organizations 

Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is 

defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA 

requires federal agencies to publish a 

60-day notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, before 

submitting the collection to OMB for 

approval. To comply with this 

requirement, CMS is publishing this 

notice. 

Information Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension without change of 

the previously approved collection; 

Title of Information Collection: National 

Implementation of the Outpatient and 

Ambulatory Surgery Consumer 

Assessment of Healthcare Providers and 

Systems (OAS CAHPS) Survey; Use: As 

documented in the CY 2022 OPPS/ASC 

Final Rule (86 FR 63863 through 63866), 

OAS CAHPS Survey data will be linked 

to reimbursement beginning with CY 


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